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Record Nr.

UNINA9910886368803321

Autore

Rozell Mark J.

Titolo

Executive Privilege : Presidential Power, Secrecy, and Accountability / / Mark J. Rozell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2020

Lawrence : , : University Press of Kansas

ISBN

0-7006-2964-5

Edizione

[Fourth edition, revised and updated.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 pages)

Collana

Studies in government and public policy

Disciplina

342.73/06

Soggetti

Executive privilege (Government information) - United States - History

Executive privilege (Government information) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the dilemma of secrecy and democratic accountability -- The arguments against executive privilege -- The arguments in favor of executive privilege -- Undermining a constitutional doctrine : Richard Nixon and the abuse of executive privilege -- The post-Watergate years I : the "open" presidencies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter -- The post-Watergate years II : Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and the era of divided government -- Beyond the Watergate taint I : Bill Clinton and the effort to restore executive privilege -- Beyond the Watergate taint II : George W. Bush and the growing discord over executive privilege -- Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump, and the era of intensified polarization and investigations -- Conclusion : resolving the dilemma.

Sommario/riassunto

"Mark Rozell's Executive Privilege-called "the definitive contemporary work on the subject" by the Journal of Politics-is widely considered the best in-depth history and analysis of executive privilege and its relation to the proper scope and limits of presidential power. Picking up where the third edition left off-with President Barack Obama's claim to begin a new era of transparency-this revised and updated fourth edition, with assistance from Mitchel Sollenberger, provides a thorough analysis of the controversies from the past decade, including Obama's failure to



live up to the high expectations of his campaign promises and President Donald Trump's bold assertion of a "protective executive privilege" that recognizes no balancing powers against the executive branch. The new edition covers the investigations into three controversies of the Trump presidency: the Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, the proposed addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, and the ongoing inquiry into White House security clearances"--